Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas: Diversifying Metro market. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,208,2132024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,3352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1892MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
TrumpR+33
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 65.5% | 332,372 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.3% | 163,906 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 10,893 |
D+60R+60
65 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −50.9% |
| 1896 | +7.6% |
| 1900 | −4.7% |
| 1904 | −38.8% |
| 1908 | −7.8% |
| 1912 | +24.3% |
| 1916 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | −32.8% |
| 1924 | −36.1% |
| 1928 | −47.4% |
| 1932 | +12.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −11.7% |
| 1944 | −20.1% |
| 1948 | −9.4% |
| 1952 | −44.1% |
| 1956 | −32.9% |
| 1960 | −21.7% |
| 1964 | +10.1% |
| 1968 | −21.9% |
| 1972 | −39.6% |
| 1976 | −3.7% |
| 1980 | −26.7% |
| 1984 | −37.8% |
| 1988 | −16.9% |
| 1992 | −10.8% |
| 1996 | −28.1% |
| 2000 | −30.4% |
| 2004 | −37.6% |
| 2008 | −27.9% |
| 2012 | −34.3% |
| 2016 | −36.0% |
| 2020 | −31.8% |
| 2024 | −33.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 163,906 | 332,372 | 507,171 | ||
| R | 174,790 | 343,132 | 529,514 | ||
| R | 130,972 | 298,844 | 466,693 | ||
| R | 143,143 | 298,440 | 452,174 | ||
| R | 169,736 | 304,754 | 483,306 | ||
| R | 144,856 | 323,235 | 474,972 | ||
| R | 144,961 | 280,203 | 445,471 | ||
| R | 146,154 | 277,333 | 467,251 | ||
| R | 154,054 | 208,549 | 505,434 | ||
| R | 178,246 | 253,030 | 441,496 | ||
| R | 139,971 | 313,487 | 459,643 | ||
| R | 143,912 | 263,098 | 446,981 | ||
| R | 202,196 | 218,173 | 431,063 | ||
| R | 117,681 | 281,091 | 412,411 | ||
| R | 136,080 | 222,933 | 396,489 | ||
| D | 222,312 | 181,075 | 406,889 | ||
| R | 172,831 | 269,055 | 443,894 | ||
| R | 136,260 | 270,357 | 408,150 | ||
| R | 115,944 | 302,417 | 422,849 | ||
| R | 162,797 | 197,370 | 367,106 | ||
| R | 135,263 | 203,894 | 341,454 | ||
| R | 169,769 | 215,347 | 388,569 | ||
| D | 227,739 | 159,341 | 388,384 | ||
| D | 195,378 | 149,459 | 354,616 | ||
| R | 80,365 | 228,017 | 311,387 | ||
| R | 68,409 | 173,318 | 290,735 | ||
| R | 79,743 | 161,214 | 248,445 | ||
| D | 137,993 | 112,501 | 268,830 | ||
| O | 62,511 | 25,406 | 152,878 | ||
| R | 66,639 | 78,509 | 152,408 | ||
| R | 32,446 | 81,318 | 126,074 | ||
| R | 62,004 | 68,271 | 132,656 | ||
| D | 63,871 | 54,745 | 119,947 | ||
| R | 362 | 68,425 | 133,707 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.1%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.7%
American
5.6%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,335
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus$68,335
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.9%
speak English only
Spanish10.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wichita's aerospace manufacturing base shapes a blue-collar electorate that leans heavily Republican in federal races while occasionally splitting tickets for statewide offices, making margin size rather than outcome the key variable to watch.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-four points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points.
A population of 1,208,213, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,335 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas voted Republican by 33.2 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 507,171 votes cast, 163,906 went Democratic and 332,372 went Republican.
What is Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas has a population of 1,208,213 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Median household income in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas is $68,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The market's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.